克里特岛上空的奇景
2020年11月16日
Light and Glory over Crete
Image Credit & Copyright: Tomáš Slovinský
Explanation: The month was July, the place was the Greek island of Crete, and the sky was spectacular. Of course there were the usual stars like Polaris, Vega, and Antares — and that common asterism everyone knows: the Big Dipper. But this sky was just getting started. The band of the Milky Way Galaxy stunned as it arched across the night like a bridge made of stars and dust but dotted with red nebula like candy. The planets Saturn and Jupiter were so bright you wanted to stop people on the beach and point them out. The air glowed like a rainbow — but what really grabbed the glory was a comet. Just above the northern horizon, Comet NEOWISE spread its tails like nothing you had ever seen before or might ever see again. Staring in amazement, there was only one thing to do: take a picture.
Coverage: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 Mission
Tomorrow’s picture: unexplained sky ribbon
克里特岛上空的奇景
影像提供与版权: Tomáš Slovinský
说明: 在今年七月，从希腊的克里特岛看出去，那时的天空超级壮观。其中，常见的亮星像北极星、织女和心宿二，以及诸如北斗七星这种常见的星官，只算是开胃小点。由恒星和尘埃构成，上头妆点着糖果般泛红星云的银河系中央盘面令人屏息，宛如横跨天空的拱桥。而土星和木星是如此的明亮，让人忍不住想对海滩上的人们说：看哪，那就是土星和木星。此外，天空有彩虹般的气辉，不过更出采的则是彗星。悬在北方地平线附近的NEOWISE彗星，其彗尾之丰姿前所未见，或许也不得再见。因此对目眩神迷的观星者而言，除了马上拍照之外，别无其他选择。
明日的图片: unexplained sky ribbon